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C15500 Copper vs. C16500 Copper

Both C15500 copper and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants